Author: David Great

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Saturday leave for the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LCDs) in Doha, Qatar. In a statement communicated by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, President Buhari is attending the conference following an invitation by the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The four-day conference which starts March 5 and that holds once in a decade is themed: “From Potential to Prosperity,” . It provides an opportunity to garner the support of the international community for accelerating sustainable development in the LDCs as well as assist them make progress towards achieving…

A Nigerian author, Onyeka Nwelue has had his Academic Visitor status at Oxford University terminated after misusing the university logos and premises for commercial purposes. Nwelue, in an investigation by Cherwell, Oxford’s oldest student newspaper, found that he is also facing complaints of misogyny towards students and the spread of racist, classist, and sexist content online. Nwelue, a self-published author and filmmaker, held Academic Visitor status at Oxford’s African Studies Centre from Michaelmas 2021, until its removal in early February this year. According to Cherwell, he paraded himself as a professor at both the University of Oxford and the University of…

Businesses are increasingly witnessing the impact of protest movements and civil unrest on their operations, a trend that is forecast to grow A new report by Allianz identifies five factors likely to power ongoing incidences of political violence activity around the world Strikes, riots, and civil commotion racked up $12bn of losses for businesses and institutions from just six major incidents in recent years. Insurance claims from South African riots in July 2021 cost $1.9bn Businesses should view the current climate as a catalyst for evaluating best practices and policies around preparing office locations and employees for the impact of…

Arsenal are desperate to sign Borussia Dortmund and Germany midfielder Julian Brandt, 26. (Bild – in German) Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber said it will likely take a creative, David Beckham-like deal to land Lionel Messi, 35, but the league and Inter Miami are willing to be flexible to find the right compensation package in order to land the Argentina and Paris St-Germain forward. (Athletic – subscription required) Emile Smith Rowe, 22, may be looking for a new club this summer as Arsenal are willing to sell the England midfielder. (Fichajes – in Spanish) Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino will leave Premier League club at the end of…

Seven Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) states on Friday night withdrew a Supreme Court petition to annul the result of February 25 presidential election that produced Bola Tinubu as president-elect. The states – Sokoto, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Edo, Delta, Adamawa, Taraba – in a court filing signed by the state attorneys general, did not give reasons for their decision. The ruling party’s All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Tinubu was declared the winner on Wednesday, but the two main opposition challengers said the result was fraudulent and vowed to challenge it in court. The suit which listed the Attorney General of the…

Borussia Dortmund took a two-goal lead in the first half and hung on for a nervous 2-1 victory over RB Leipzig on Friday to go top of the Bundesliga and stretch their perfect run in 2023 to eighth straight league wins. A Marco Reus penalty and a deflected shot from Emre Can in the first half put them in the driving seat before Leipzig pulled a goal back through Emil Forsberg late in the second half. The Ruhr valley club, who travel to Chelsea on Tuesday for their Champions League last 16 second leg leading 1-0, were brutally efficient, scoring…

A second-half strike by midfielder Matias Vecino earned Lazio a 1-0 win over Napoli in Serie A on Friday, ending the runaway leaders’ winning streak of eight games. Lazio, who made it three league wins in a row for the first time since October, have provisionally moved two places up to second in the standings on 48 points, one above third-placed Inter Milan and AC Milan in fourth, both with a game in hand. Runaway leaders Napoli, on 65 points, have suffered only their second league defeat this season after they had lost away to Inter in January. Lazio could…

A former accountant, Pensions Account, Office of the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation, Garba Abdullahi Tahir, also known as Tahir Garba, was today, March 3, 2023 convicted and sentenced to 21 years imprisonment for stealing N26.1million meant for pensioners. Tahir Garba was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, at a Federal High Court, Abuja on a seven count amended charge that bordered on money laundering. Count four of the charge reads, “That you, Garba Abdullahi Tahir (also known as Tahir Garba) on or about the 18th of January, 2010 in Abuja within the…

Richard “Alex” Murdaugh, the disgraced lawyer and member of a powerful South Carolina family, was sentenced to life on Friday for killing his wife and son in what prosecutors said was an attempt to hide his drug addiction and theft of millions of dollars. Murdaugh, 54, was found guilty on Thursday on two counts of gunning down his wife Maggie, 52, and youngest son, Paul, 22, on their family estate on June 7, 2021. The jury took only three hours to reach their decision after a five-week trial. At a hearing on Friday, Circuit Court Judge Clifton Newman sentenced Murdaugh…

No fewer than 10 persons died on Friday following an explosion at the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) in Rumuekpe, Rivers State. Police spokesman in Rivers, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, who confirmed the incident in a statement to newsmen, said that rescue efforts were underway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the TNP, operated by Shell, evacuates crude from its oil fields to the Bonny Crude Oil Export Terminal. Shell compensate Nigeria 15 million euros over oil spills Also confirming the incident, a Shell spokesman, Michael Adande, said in a statement on Friday that the fire incident occurred at the…